| Dozent/in |
Prof. Dr. Simon Lüchinger |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Vorlesung |
| Code |
FS211211 |
| Semester |
Frühjahrssemester 2021 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
Di, 23.02.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 02.03.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 09.03.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 16.03.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 23.03.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 30.03.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 13.04.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 20.04.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 27.04.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 11.05.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 18.05.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 25.05.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 01.06.2021, 10:15 - 12:00 Uhr
Di, 08.06.2021, 10:15 - 11:00 Uhr (Prüfung) |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
weekly |
| Inhalt |
How does the political process work and what policies does it produce? In this course, we use economics to tackle these questions. We look at the decisions and interactions of voters, politicians, and interest groups and assess the influence of various political institutions. |
| Lernziele |
1. Students are familiar with important political-economic models.
2. Students understand important challenges and strategies in empirical analyses.
3. Students know important democratic institutions and their effects on economic policy. |
| Voraussetzungen |
Successful completion of courses in introductory microeconomics and econometrics. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Anmeldung |
To attend the course / exercise, registration via e-learning platform OLAT is required. Registration is possible from 8 February to 5 March 2021. The students themselves are responsible for checking the creditability of the course to their course of study. Direct link to OLAT course:
https://lms.uzh.ch/url/repositoryentry/16940630175 |
| Leistungsnachweis |
***IMPORTANT*** In order to acquire credits, resp. to take the examination, registration via the Uni Portal within the examination registration period is ESSENTIALLY REQUIRED. Further information on registration: www.unilu.ch/wf/pruefungen |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
written exam / 3 Credits
|
| Hinweise |
This lecture is open for advanced PPE bachelor students (i.e. those who have completeted at least two semesters of studies or more) and have completed the required prerequisites of microeconomics and econometrics. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Ja |
| Kontakt |
simon.luechinger@unilu.ch |
| Literatur |
Besley, Timothy (2006). Principled agents? The political economy of good government. Oxford: Oxford University Press: Chapter 3.1-3.3 (pp. 98-123).
Grossman, Gene M. & Elhanan Helpman (2001). Special interest politics. Cambridge: MIT Press: Chapters 2 (pp. 53-73), 3 & 7.1-7.2 (pp. 225-235).
Matsusaka, John G. (2018). Public policy and the initiative and referendum: A survey with some new evidence. Public Choice 174(1-2): 107-143.
Mueller, Dennis C. (2003). Public choice III. Cambridge: Cambridge Univer-sity Press: Chapters 4-5 (pp. 67-92) & 15 (pp. 333-338).
Persson, Torsten & Guido Tabellini (2004). Constitutions and economic pol-icy. Journal of Economic Perspectives 18(1): 75-98. |